bjorgts

Active Member From Western Norway

Joined: Jan 2, 2006

Last seen: Yesterday at 6:36 PM

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- bjorgts reacted to Rebekah Scott's post in the thread What does it really cost? with Thank you.
  
  I help to manage three municipal albergues for the Fraternidad Internacional del Camino de Santiago (FICS). I've been hosting pilgrims for 20 years, one way or another. All public albergues are not subsidized. Some are, some are not. There's a...
  
  Yesterday at 6:39 PM
- bjorgts reacted to dick bird's post in the thread What does it really cost? with Thank you.
  
  The last time I saw any figures was in Voz de Galicia way back in 2018. At that time the Xunta was charging 5 euros a night. The article quoted the overall cost of running the albergues and the number of nights pilgrims had stayed, and the simple...
  
  Yesterday at 6:37 PM
- bjorgts reacted to Albertagirl's post in the thread What does it really cost? with Like.
  
  I have volunteered half a dozen times in different donativo albergues in Spain and appreciated each of them. There was often a lot of cleaning to do, but I was content when I could keep the albergue in good shape for the pilgrims. Often there was...
  
  Sunday at 9:24 AM
- bjorgts reacted to trecile's post in the thread What does it really cost? with Like.
  
  I think that the title is just fine. It could be expanded to "How much does it really cost to run an albergue?" for more clarity.
  
  Sunday at 9:23 AM
- bjorgts reacted to Rebekah Scott's post in the thread What does it really cost? with Like.
  
  Amen to this. The people who walk now are full of expectations and entitlement, and when they find an albergue that's dirty or no up to their standards, it never occurs to them to pick up a broom and DO IT YOURSELF. The camino is there for...
  
  Sunday at 9:22 AM
- bjorgts reacted to WGroleau's post in the thread What does it really cost? with Like.
  
  The non-profit place I volunteered was the oldest house still standing in the village—four hundred years old. Eight euro for a bed, and additional support from donors wasn't quite enough, so they raised it two euro later. I'm not the only...
  
  Nov 16, 2024
- bjorgts replied to the thread What does it really cost?.
  
  Two reasons why I don't want to link the video: 1. I think that it could take the focus of this thread in a different direction than what is my question and concern. 2. More important: This tiny village has received more than enough negative...
  
  Nov 15, 2024
- bjorgts replied to the thread What does it really cost?.
  
  Not exactly that title I think, but of course I can change the title ...
  
  Nov 15, 2024
- bjorgts reacted to good_old_shoes's post in the thread What does it really cost? with Thank you.
  
  If I stay in a non-commercial place that offers a spot to sleep as a service to the pilgrims, and not for making money, and then I find the bathroom to be dirty or the fridge dirty, I'll take a mop ect. and start cleaning. In such places on...
  
  Nov 15, 2024
- bjorgts replied to the thread What does it really cost?.
  
  Very good examples! Thank you! The same old schools are albergues now all over Spain. I have slept in so many of them! The standard are basic. You can even find signs of mould from time to time. But they have made it posible for us to sleep...
  
  Nov 15, 2024
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